White working-class voters or working-class voters have felt abandoned, have felt, in many senses, disparaged by the political leadership of America.

If an abduction is reported, it is dealt with in the same way as a kidnap.

There is always strength in numbers. The more individuals or organizations that you can rally to your cause, the better.

George Washington was the president who could never tell a lie, and Richard Nixon was the president who could never tell the truth. Donald Trump is truly the president who can't tell the difference.

As Bill Clinton said so eloquently at the convention, during Vietnam there was a chance to serve; there was a chance not to serve.

The problem with smear campaigns is that too often they work.

There's nothing wrong with being organized.Things that change history tend to be organized.

You've got people who didn't serve with John Kerry saying they did serve with John Kerry in the boat. With George Bush, we can't find anybody who did serve with him.

John McCain has become the de facto running mate of George W. Bush.

Everybody who served in John Kerry's boat under his command save one has stood with him.

You have to understand that Republicans are on lockstep on one issue. They will not raise taxes. Democrats are in lockstep on another issue, pro-choice in all cases on abortion.

Live each day with positive affirmations

We live in times where the speed of our life is increasing but leading us nowhere.

The things we love the most are the most disfiguring. Such is our greed for them.

I pride myself on average, not home runs.

The peace of great books be for you, Stains of pressed clover leaves on pages, Bleach of the light of years held in leather.

I'm not a happy person when I'm working.

I've never been much of a joiner.

If I wasn't writing poems I'd be washing my hands all the time.

My problem with interviews, one day I'll think one thing, and the next day I'll think the exact opposite.

Before she got here everything had stalled inside me, and every morning I was just moving toward nighttime.